Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill passes House by wide vote
The Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill cleared the House 308 to 2 with Pletcher and Lassiter voting no. The measure gives the president power to obtain territory in Costa Rica and Nicaragua to build a canal, fund construction, and later guarantee use of the canal and harbors. Carnegie plans a Washington institution to promote research and education with a broad humanitarian aim.
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Carnegie Institution
Washington
House
Pletcher
Minnesota
Lassiter
Virginia
Cannon
Ilinois
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
United States
Secretary of War
Treasury
Carnegie Gift To Be In Five Per Cent Bonds
Washington January 10 official announcement from the Carnegie Institution trustees states the ten million dollar gift will be transferred to the board in five per cent bonds. The statement notes Carnegie consulted university heads and scientists including Abram S Hewitt Daniel C Gilman and John S Billines.
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D. Walcott
Carroll D. Wright
United States
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Smithsonian Institution
National Academy of Sciences
Grover Cleveland
John 8. Billings
William N. Frew
Lyman J. Gage
Daniel ©. Gilman
John Hay
Abrams S. Hewitt
Henry L. Higginson
Henry Hitchcock
Charles L. Hutchinson
William Lindsay
Seth Low
Wayne MacVeagh
D. C. Mills
S. Weir Mitchell
W. W. Morrow
Elihu Root
John C. Spooner
Andrew D. White
Edward D. White
Charles D. Walcott
Darrell D. Wright
Carnegie
City of
Washington
Carnegie Institution
Andrew Carnegie
Board of Trustees
Charles Dr. Walcott
Abram S. Hewitt
Daniel C. Gilman
John S. Billines
Charles
Labor Men Lunch with Roosevelt at Washington
President Theodore Roosevelt hosted a lunch in Washington with the attorney general and the secretary of agriculture. Among the labor leaders present were F P Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen E B Clark grand chief conductor of the Order of Railway Conductors P H Morrissey grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen H B Perham president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and A B Youngson assistant to P M Arthur chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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Washington
Organized Labor
F. P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
E. BE. Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
H. B. Perham
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
A. B. Youngson
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Senate Confirms Shaw as Treasury Secretary Payne as Postmaster General
The senate approved Leslie M. Shaw for treasury and Henry C. Payne for postmaster general. Shaw faced no trouble while Payne faced opposition over alleged ties to a mining company seeking leases on western public lands. A letter from Payne denying any connection for twenty two months was read to settle the issue.
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Washington
Jan. .C
Senate
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Henry C. Payne
Shaw
Payne
Spooner
Deed Of Three Bastards Involving Rape Case In Indiana
Miss Rachel White aged 18 was forced by James Higgins John Stropp and Harry Gossard after a revival trip to a lonely spot. They dragged her from a buggy and held her all night in an abandoned sugar camp near Frankfort Indiana. Gossard and Stropp were jailed at Kempton while Higgins remained at large amid lynching threats.
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Frankfort
Ind
Rachel White
Harry Gossard
James Higgins
John Stropp
Gossard
Stropp
Kempton
Higigne
Bert Farrington Bound Over for Murder in Hooker Killing
Adrian Michigan January 10 Bert Farrington who shot and killed Jesse Hooker Sunday night was bound over for trial on murder charges after the coroner jury ruled the killing justifiable by no means Mrs Farrington expressed sorrow that her husband did not kill her also when he entered the room where she and Hooker lay She had agreed to return to Milan to live with Farrington for their child but not as his wife Farrington had begun divorce actions but abandoned them to win his wife back Hookers remains were taken to Sumpter the family burial place with the family accompanying them
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Adrian, Mich
Bert Farrington
Jesse Hooker
Farrington
Hooker
Milan
Sumpter
Beloit Leader Anson P. Waterman Dies at 83
Anson P. Waterman of Beloit Wisconsin aged 83 died Wednesday night. He was fifty years a Beloit resident and seen in public affairs as twice mayor and long time Beloit College trustee and treasurer. He helped found Northwestern Life Insurance of Milwaukee and served on its board for forty years. He was a Presbyterian elder for sixty years.
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Beloit
Wis
Anson P. Waterman
Beloit College
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Presbyterian Church
Colonel I. E. Messmore Dies in Los Angeles at 50
Following his wife’s death last Monday Colonel I. E. Messmore died in Los Angeles on Wednesday at age 50. A Michigan native, he helped organize the Thirty first Wisconsin Infantry and led it in the Civil War. He later served as collector of internal revenue for New York and held other trusted posts.
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Los Angeles
Cal
I. E. Messmore
Michigan
Thirty-first Wisconsin Infantry
New York
Not Allowed to Hold Court in City Jail Room
Former Police Judge Gordon attempted to hold court in the city jail building but police refused entry. He stationed himself behind a table in the corridor and ordered the court officer to bring in the prisoners, staying until the noon adjournment.
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Omaha
Neb
Gordon
City
Pastors Press Mayor Over Vice Suppression in Beloit
Beloit Wis Jan 10 The Pastors Union issued another open letter to Mayor Simon Smith decrying lack of an order to police and no action against disorderly houses, amid ongoing bid to curb vice.
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Beloit
Wis
Union
Simon Smith
Syrup Can Explosion Hurts Woman in Adrian
In Adrian Michigan on January 10 Miss Mary Anderson a telephone girl heated syrup on a stove at W J Lach's home. A can exploded splashing syrup over her face and into her hair injuring her though not seriously.
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Adrian, Mich
Mary Anderson
W. J. Lach
Cuba Independence and Trade Aims in U S Policy
Washington notes emphasize Cuba's independence likely, but warn success depends on continued peace and closer U S trade. Roots of Pan American tensions, recurring doubts about reciprocity, and Philippine governance challenges frame a busy congressional agenda led by the interstate and foreign commerce committee. ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Fire Claims Life of Miss Adelia Watts at Mount Ayr
Burlington Iowa January 10 A domestic Miss Adelia Watts perished in a fire that destroyed the home of Samuel Spurtier and Mrs Sburrier who lay ill at Laclede with her infant.
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Burlington
Mount Ayr
Adelia Watts
Samuel Spurtier
Sburrier
British ire over Von Buelow remarks in German Reichstag
London dispatch reports Count von Buelow criticized Chamberlain for claiming the British army in South Africa never matched German brutality in 1870-71. The St James Gazette calls him a pharisee and warns of growing Anglo German tension, urging Germany to curb anti British sentiment. The Pall Mall Gazette condemns his snub to Great Britain and fears escalating discord.
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London
Count von Buelow
Chamberlain
South Africa
Germany
St. James’ Ganzette
Gazette
von Buelow
St. James
Europe
Pall Mall Gazette
Great Britain
The
Hogland
German presses react to Von Buelow speech in Reichstag
Reports from Berlin quote The Globe and Westminster Gazette criticizing Chancellor von Buelow for pandering to low German opinion and for failing to curb obscene material in the press. The Cologne Gazette calls for a close of the incident to preserve good Franco-British relations as the Prince of Wales heads to Germany.
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Globe
von Buelow
Germany
William
Prince of Wales
Westminster Gazette
Count von Buerow
Great Britain
Edward
Berlin
Cologne
Reichstag
Chamberlain
Liberal People’s Party
Herr Richter
Wisconsin ice tax case denied new trial for Rosmiller
Racine Wisconsin January 10 In the case of the state of Wisconsin versus Henry Rosmiller Burlington superintendent of the Knickerbocker Ice company found guilty of shipping ice from Wisconsin to Chicago in violation of the ice tax law a new trial was denied by Judge Smieding No oral arguments were made but the court record was so perfected that a writ of error may issue to the supreme court to pass upon the constitutionality of the law
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Racine, Wis
Wisconsin
Henry Rosmiller
Burlington
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Safety pin in her throat shocks South Dakota child
A Volga child of John Wood ward fallen ill two months ago with persistent cough and throat swelling. Doctors failed to relieve the suffering as the child gradually wasting away. The parents, noting no progress, sought further aid but details end with an incomplete report of their struggle.
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Siuron
S. D
John Woodward
Volga
Disputed Title Baffles Dr. Carr Over Smith Hospital
In Niles Michigan, January 10 a child choking incident was resolved when a foreign substance was removed after a severe coughing fit. The hospital building title of the late Dr. Smith is unsettled as administrator Charles H Later challenges the sale to Dr. Homer Carr citing a prior deed from 1890 and warning of ongoing litigation.
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Niles, Mich
Smith
Homer Carr
Nellie House
Ruth Babcock
Charles H. Later
House
Carr
Convict Husband on Pace of Wife He Killed
Chicago January 10 a convicted thief James Bannon stood over a coffin at 1088 Archer avenue and said he caused his wife Annie Bannon’s death by grief. He had been a Wabash freight clerk who stole and confessed, her faith holding until she died within hours after his sentencing to a year in the house of correction.
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Chicago
Archer Avenue
James Bannon
Wabash Railway
Annie Bannon
House of Correction
Explosive Box Sent to Chicago Milwright
Master Mechanic J C Miller received a box of cigars from an express company after New Year. As he opened it a scratching noise and powder spilled out revealing enough high explosive to wreck the shop. Police alerted. motive unknown.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
J. C. Miller
Miller
Express
Barbers On A Strike In Omaha College
Twenty students at a barber college in Omaha abandon chairs after a strike over missing lectures and proprietor absence. The course cost $40 with a $407 breach of contract suit filed.
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Omaha
Neb
Woman Honors Grief at Grave with Bohemian Rite
Mrs. Anton Hrdlicka laid her third husband to rest in St. Joseph Michigan after a Tuesday funeral. She attended the morgue prayer service with five children and scattered twenty one handfuls of earth on the coffin. The children endured two cold baths overnight as prescribed by the old country custom.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Anton Hrdlicka
Colorado lawmaker Albert Gabrin dies at home
Denver dispatch reports Albert Gabrin a Colorado house member died at his Denver home after New Year’s night wine is believed to have contained poison. Gabrin and his family who drank the wine fell ill. he passed away Wednesday night. Colonel Herman J. Gabrin is cited as his father.
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Denver
Colo
Albert Gabrin
Colorado House of Representatives
Gabrin
Herman J. Gabrin
Arrest in Embezzlement Case in Joliet
Frank Shaughnessy of the Shaughnessy Commission company a Joliet stock and grain broker was arrested on a warrant for embezzlement. S W Brown of Elgin filed the complaint. the case involves 1283 dollars from dealings with the commission firm.
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Joliet
Frank Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy Commission Company
S. W. Brown
Elgin
Brown
Commission Company
Nebraska and Town Retail Implement Dealers reelect officers
In Omaha on January 10 the Nebraska and Town Retail Implement Dealers association held sessions focused on reorganization and adjournment. New officers elected include President H. B. Shumway of Wakefield Nebraska and Director N. L. Maloney of Essex Iowa with secretary position unchanged.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska and Town Retail Implement Dealers’ Association
H. B. Shumway
Wakefield
N. L. Maloney
Essex
Judge Crowley Seeks Congress Seat in New District
Judge Joseph B. Crowley of Robinson, a current member of Congress from the Nineteenth district, announces his candidacy for Congress in the newly configured Twenty third district. Fellow candidate Robinson Hill is noted in the report.
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Crowley
Robinson, Hill
Joseph B. Crowley
Robinson
Twentythird
Ambassadors and leaders on varied 1901 events
Ambassador Choate on leave will return to London Wednesday. Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley depart Washington for a ten day Savannah visit. Dr. Ernest Lieber, a centrist leader in the German Reichstag, is fatally ill. King Edward has entered horses for spring handicap. Dr. Poole, once with the US legation in Peking, dies of typhoid. Emigration from Hamburg and Bremen in 1901 reaches 203208. National Municipal League meets in Boston May 7 to 9. Massachusetts quashes McKinley claims for Jan 20. Lord Kitchener reports recovery of a second Boers gun at Brakenlaagte. Paraguay reports a revolution. German budget 1902 shows a 70,000,000 mark deficit. Bartelmuo, an Austrian electrician, seeks payment remedies.
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London
Admiral Schley
Schley
Washington
Savannah
Ernest Lieber
Reichstag
King Edward
Poole
United States
Peking
Hamburg
Bremen
National Municipal League
Boston
Masachusetts
Massachusetts
McKinley
Lord Kitchener
Brakenlaagte
Paraguay
Bartelmu Ot
Ak Peyente
L Syeta
Shaw Accepts Washington Post Asks Decline to Treasury
Des Moines January 10 Governor Shaw arrived in Des Moines and learned of Senate confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury. A public reception and banquet honored his elevation, with A B Cummins presiding. Shaw said he declined the cabinet post but accepted the role amid mixed feelings about policy and duties.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Shaw
State House
Perkins
Sioux City
Washington
Senate
Grant Club
Treasury
Savery House
A. B. Cummins
Allison
Dolliver
Charles A. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Liberty Bell Arrival Sets Charleston Exposition in Motion
The Liberty Bell, escorted by Mayor Ashbridge and Philadelphia delegates, arrived in Charleston from Savannah. A salute of thirteen guns greeted the relic as troops stood at the station. The bell was moved to the exposition grounds by rail after a wagon failure, with Mayor Smythe welcoming the escort and 2,000 schoolchildren singing patriotic airs before it is placed in the Philadelphia building.
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Charleston
D. C
Ashbridge
Philadelphia Council
Savannah
Smythe
Waggener
Charleston Exposition Company
Exposition
Philadelphia
Williams sues Dowie for 50000 in conspiracy claim
Benjamin F. Williams, once a Mansfield Ohio teacher and follower of Rev. John Alexander Dowie, files in Cook County circuit court for $50,000 damages alleging a conspiracy to alienate his wife's affections. He says his wife will not live with him due to his refusal to pay tithes to Dowie's enterprises.
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Chicago
Benjamin F. Williams
Mansfield
John Alexander Dowie
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Dowie
Williams
Dowle
Indiana triplets’ reunion sparks new tale in Winamac
Winamac Indiana January 10 The publicity from the Chicago reunion of the Young triplets brings attention to another Indiana trio James B Blew of Winamac Mrs Maggie Kemp of Star City this county and Mrs Hannah Blew of Wabash are triplets and will turn 38 on May 29.
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Winamac
Ind
Chicago
Indiana
James RB. Blew
This City
Maggie Kemp
Star City
This County
Hannah Blew
Wabash
Britain Calls for Volunteers in London War Office Appeal
The War Office issued a call for 9,396 infantry volunteers to gradually replace troops serving in South Africa. It outlines staged recruitment, targeting men of suitable age and fitness to bolster British forces during the South African campaign.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Boilermakers' Strike Ended on Chesapeake and Ohio
Kipling told Cape Town reporters that the fools and oafs were not those at the front. Gleet's experience in acquiring housewife Pnawindee is noted in the fragmentary report.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Kipling
Cape Town
Gleet
Pnawindee
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Attorney-At-Law
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Huan
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WR. Jeffrey
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Aegycine Co
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